Hair waving device



Dec. 31, 1935. M -E R 2,026,364

HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed Jan. 12, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l Milo I INVENTORQflfiVR/CE SEE/PE 3%1; q

BYi TTORNEY Dec. 31, I E E 2,026,364

HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed Jan. 12, 19 35 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 8Y6ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 31, 1935 PATENT OFFICE HAIR WAVING DEVICE MauriceSerre, Astoria, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Guy de Leyer, Boston,Mass.

Application January 12, 1935, Serial No. 1,507

10 Claims.

My invention relates to hair waving apparatus,

and more particularly to hair waving elements or clips for use on hairwaving devices known as croquignole permanent wave machines.

Clips used for this type of machine are at present so constructed, thatthe strands of hair can be rolled or curled under only. Moreover, thecurler rod can not be locked at any point frequently necessitating thestrand of hair to be partly unrolled, until the locking point for thecurler rod is reached. Also, on the clips now in use, the clip lockingdevice is so located, that when the clips are placed in position on thehead, it is most diflicult, during the waving operation, to remove anyof the clips, if for any reason this should become necessary.

Furthermore, the clips now in use have many metal parts permitting thetransmission of heat and in some cases also resulting in short circuits,electric shocks, etc., aside from the fact that metal in certain casescauses discolorationof the hair.

One object of the present invention is to make a clip in which for thecurler rod there is provided a ratchet-like hook, which can be swung toeither side permitting the rolling and curling of the hair either overor under, which is especially useful in the waving of the hair .aroundthe neck. I

Another object of my invention is to produce a clip providing for thepositive and automatic locking of the curler rod onto the clip at anydesired point at which the curler rod is placed on the clip.

Another object of my invention is to produce a clip which can be lockedboth laterally and longitudinally and in which the lock is operated fromthe top of the clip, thereby permitting the easy removal of any clipduringthe waving ope'ration. In addition thereto, the clip is locked bythe curler rod, which, when in place, effectively prevents the openingof the'clip.

Furthermore, in my new clip the notches on the curler-rod are so:constructed as to permit hooking of the ratchet-hook in eitherdirection, to wit, whether the hook is placed for rolling the hair overor under. Also, a second ratchet wheel may be provided at the other endof the curlerrod.

Another object of my invention is to eliminate from the clip as well asthe curler-rod the metal by the substitution therefor ofa'heat-insulating composition, e. g. bakelite, whereby not only thetransmission of heat to the scalp of the customer is'decreased to aminimum, but also short-circuits and electric shocks both to theoperator and the customer are prevented. In addition thereto, I provideair spaces and ventilating apertures both for better heat insulation andfor the dissipation of the heat.

Moreover, my new clip is of low construction so as to permit the rollingand the curling ofv the hair closer to the scalp than is possible withthe clips now used.

Other new features will appear from the following detailed descriptionof my invention with reference to the appended drawings, on which I haveshown a preferred embodiment of my new clip and curler rod and on whichFig. 1 is a perspective view of the new 011 with a strand of hair shownclamped between the two jaws of the clip; Fig. 2 is a perspective Viewof the curler-rod; Fig. 3 an end-view of the clip with the curler-rod inplace thereon; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the clip with the curler-rodin place thereon, showing a strand of hair wound on the rod; Fig. 5 is aperspective View of the key used for the turning of the curler-rod; Fig.6 is a fragmental View of the clip showing part of the lock therefor;Fig. 7 shows the clip with its jaws separated; Fig. 8 is a centrallongitudinal section through the clip and curler-rod; Figs. 9, 10 and 11are transverse sections respectively along lines 9-'-9, I0-I0 and I IIIin Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section through a modifiedcurler-rod. Fig. 13 is a View of a detail partly in section.

On the drawings, the clip as a whole is designated A. It comprises twojaws I and. 2 of rectangular shape, which jaws at one end of the clipare hinged together as follows: The jaw I is provided at one end with across-piece shown at 3 in Fig. 7, to which cross-piece the other jaw ishinged as shown at 4 in said figure. At the other end of jaw I there ishinged thereto at 5 a cross-piece 5 which in a slot provided thereincarries a locking finger shown at 7, said finger being pivoted in saidslot, so that it can be swung toward either end of said cross-piece. At8 there is shown an opening in said cross-piece adapted lock ng fingeris swung into the broken line posi- 7 tion in Fig. 9, in which positionthe lug will be disengaged from the catch-pin E1.

The two jaws l and 2 are made of a heat insulating composition, e. g.bakelite, whereby not only the transmission of heat is decreased to aminimum, but, since the said material also has a high dielectricstrength, protection is afiorded thereby against possible short-circuitsand electric shocks. Moreover, the said. material is light, andpractically no weight will be felt when the clips are placed on the headof the customer. At H are shown air spaces, which, besides being poorheat conductors, also constitute ventilating apertures for thedissipation of the heat generated by the heating elements (not shown).The two jaws are grooved to receive strips l2, of rubber, or otherelastic material, for gripping the strand of hair without causing injurythereto. On the slightly concave bottom, the jaws are provided with athin layer of felt, or the like, shown at I3 to prevent any unpleasantpressure of the clip against the scalp and to provide additional heatinsulation.

On the outside of the hinged cross-piece 8, there is provided a springclamp shown at M, which at its upper end carries a hook-shaped pin l5adapted to enter a depression provided in one end of the curler rod 16,as the latter with a strand of hair wound thereon is placed in positionon the clip.

As shown in Fig. 9, there is provided in the slot of the cross-piece 6at I! a small spring designed to hold the locking finger l in place ineither its full-line or broken-line position.

In a slot in the stationary cross-piece 3 carried by the jaw i there isprovided a ratchet lever shown at 18, which with its lower end ispivoted in the center of said cross-piece so that it can be swung toeither side thereof.

At IS in Fig. 11 is shown a curved spring adapted to be engaged by thetail-piece 2!! of said ratchet-lever, so that the latter will be held ineither its full-line or broken-line position, both as shown in Fig. 11.At or near its upper end, the lever I8 carries on opposite sides each aratchet-tooth 2| and 22 respectively. These ratchet-teeth, when thecurler-rod with a strand of hair wound thereon is mounted on the clip,are designed to engage any of the notches provided in the manner of aratchet-wheel on one end of the curler rod, as shown at 23 in thedrawings. These notches, 23, are so constructed as to permit engagementby the ratchet-hooks 2| or 22 in either direction, to wit, whether theratchet-like hook I8 is placed for the hair being rolled up or down.Moreover, the notches are placed so close together, that the curler-rodwill be effectively locked at any point, at which it is placed on theclip without the necessity of the hair being partly unrolled.

If desired, a second ratchet-wheel may be provided on the other end ofthe curler-rod, as shown in Fig. 12, which facilitates the handling ofthese rods by the operators.

As shown on the drawings, the two ends of the curler-rod are made largerthan the diameter of the bearing portions of the rod so as to preventany accidental, longitudinal displacement of the rod. The two ends, asshown more clearly in Fig. 2, are preferably of a geometrical design, e.g. a hexagon, as shown at 24 in said figure, onto which may be fitted acorrespondingly designed key shown at 25 in Fig. 5. These hexagonshapedends are slightly bevelled on the inside,

as will appear from Fig. 4, which facilitates the rods being placed inposition on the clip.

The key 25 is used, after the curler-rod with a strand of hair woundthereon has been placed on the clip, to impart to the rod an additionals slight turn so as to tighten the hair. This is possible because of theclose intervals between the ratchet teeth 23 on the curler-rod, whicharrangement permits the locking of the curlerrod at practically anypoint.

It will be seen that the curler-rod, after having once been placed inposition on the'clip is positively and automatically locked in thatposition, that is to say, at one end by the ratchet lever 18, engagingwith one of its ratchet-hooks the ratchet-teeth on the curler-rod and atthe other end by the spring-clip Hi engaging with its hook IS the otherend of the rod.

The clip, because of its low construction, permits the winding and thecurling of the hair closer to the scalp than is possiblewith the clipsnow in use, aside from its other improved features, whereby itssturdiness, safety and reliability as'well as easy handling areconsiderably increased. 95

While I have described and shown a preferred embodiment of my invention,it is obvious, that this construction is capable of variousmodifications without a departure from the essence of my invention, and,therefore, I do not limit myself to the construction as shown.

I claim:

1. In a hair-waving device, the combination of a curler-rod providedwith a series of circumferentially arranged depressions, a hair-grippingclip designed to receive said curler-rod, and means on said clippivotally mounted thereon so as to be capable of engaging thedepressions on said curler-rod from either side thereof.

2. In a hair-waving device, the combination of a curler-rod providedwith a series of circumferentially arranged depressions, a hair-grippingclip designed to receive said curler-rod, means on said clip pivotallymounted thereon so as to be capable of engaging the depressions on saidcurler-rod from either side thereof, and a springactuated hook on saidclip for engaging the other end of said curler rod.

3. In a hair-waving device, the combination of a curler-rod providedwith a series of circumferentially arranged depressions, a hair grippingclip designed to receive said curler-rod, means on said clip pivotallymounted thereon so as to be capable of engaging the depressions on saidcurler-rod from either side thereof, and means for locking saiddepression engaging means in position.

4. In a hair-waving device, the combination with a curler-rod adaptedfor a strand of hair to be wound thereon, of a clip adapted to receivesaid rod and comprising two elongated jaws hinged at one end to eachother and adapted to be folded against each other to grip therebetween astrand of hair, a catch-pin projecting from the end of one of said jaws,a cross-piece pivoted to the end of the other jaw and provided with anopening for receiving said catch-pin, and a finger pivotally mounted insaid cross-piece upwardly projecting therefrom and designed to be movedinto locking engagement with said catch-pin thereby locking the said twojaws together.

5. The combination as specified in claim 4, including a means forholding said finger in locking engagement with said catch-pin.

6. In a hair-waving device, the combination with a curler-rod adaptedfor a. strand of hair to be wound thereon, of a clip designed to receivesaid rod and comprising two elongated jaws hinged at one end to eachother to be folded against each other to grip therebetween a strand ofhair, a cross-piece pivotally carried by one of said jaws, mutuallyengaging locking means provided in said cross-piece and the end of theother jaw, and a spring-actuated hook carried by said cross-piece forengaging one end of said curlerrod.

7. In a hair-waving device, the combination with a curler-rod adaptedfor a strand of hair to be wound thereon, of a clip designed to receivesaid rod and comprising two elongated jaws of dielectric material and ofsmall height and formed with ventilating openings therein, said two jawsbeing hinged at one end to each other to be folded against each other togrip therebetween a strand of air, a cross-piece pivotally carried.

by one of said jaws, mutually engaging locking means provided in saidcross-piece and in the end of the other jaw, and a means for holdingsaid locking means in locking position.

8. The combination as specified in claim 7, in which the bottom portionsof said jaws are designed to form a slightly concave bottom of the Iclip, including a layer of felt, or the like, covering said bottomportions.

9. In a hair-waving device, the combination of a curler-rod adapted fora strand of hair to be wound thereon and provided at either end with aseries of circumferentially arranged depressions, a clip designed toreceive said curler-rod with the hair wound thereon and comprising twoelongated jaws hinged to one another and adapted for grippingtherebetween a strand of hair close to the scalp, a lever fulcrumed atone end of said jaws in a central position being capable of being swunginto operative position to either side of said clip, said lever havingon opposite sides a ratchet hook adapted to engage any of thedepressions on said curler-rod for looking it in position on said clip,and a bent spring cooperating with said lever for holding the same inits locking position.

10. The combination as specified in claim 9, including means for lockingtogether the said two jaws when folded together, and a springactuatedhook adapted to automatically engage one end of said curler-rod as thelatter is placed in position on said clip.

MAURICE SERRE.

